Greg Gagne Stats

Greg Gagne, who was originally drafted in the fifth round of the 1979 First-Year Player Draft by the New York Yankees , was traded to Minnesota in April of 1982 and debuted with the Twins the following season. The 15-year veteran played 10 seasons with the Twins (1983-1992) and became the Twins everyday shortstop in 1985. Gagne appeared in 1,140 games for the Twins , while posting a .980 career fielding percentage as the Twins shortstop. The Massachusetts native was a member of both 1987 and 1991 World Championship teams and did not commit an error in 37 total chances during the seven-game series vs. Atlanta in the 1991 World Series . In Game 1 of that series Gagne helped guide the Twins to a 5-2 victory with a three-run home run in the fifth inning off Braves starter Charlie Leibrandt .

In 2010, the Minnesota Twins inducted Greg Gagne into the Twins Hall of Fame, the 22nd member, joining the inaugural class of 2000, Harmon Killebrew, Rod Carew, Tony Oliva, Kent Hrbek , Kirby Puckett and Calvin Griffith; and these additional inductees Jim Kaat (2001), broadcaster Herb Carneal (2001), pitcher Bert Blyleven (2002), former manager Tom Kelly (2002), long-time public address announcer Bob Casey (2003), outfielder Bob Allison (2003), catcher Earl Battey (2004), pitcher Frank Viola (2005), owner Carl Pohlad (2005), shortstop Zoilo Versalles (2006), third baseman Gary Gaetti (2007), Farm Director Jim Rantz (2007), pitcher Rick Aguilera (2008), pitcher Brad Radke (2009) and Farm and Scouting Director George Brophy (2009).

Did you know that when Greg Gagne hit two inside the park home runs, in the same game, on October 4, 1986 , he tied the American League record for most inside the park home runs in a game ? See the 17 who did it before Gagne in the Inside The Park Home Run Record book.

In 2009, Greg Gagne was named shortstop of the Twins All-Metrodome Team commemorating the Twins era from 1982-2009, where they wrote, "shortstop on both 1987 and 1991 World Championship teams...did not commit an error in 12 postseason games at the Metrodome."